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Household of William Thompson (born 1819, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1819 in Henley in Arden, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Thompson, born in 1827 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1849 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Clara (born 1853 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Samuel Settle (born 1860 in Warwickshire, England) and Edwin Ernest (born 1862 in Berkswell, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Alfred (born 1862 in Hastings, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Selina

Thompson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel Settle

Thompson

Son
Male

Edwin Ernest

Thompson

Son
Male

Alfred

Ransley

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Henley in Arden, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

62

1819

Henley in Arden, Oxfordshire, England

Selina

Thompson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Clara

Thompson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Samuel Settle

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Warwickshire, England

Edwin Ernest

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Berkswell, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Ransley

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Hastings, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Richards

Servant

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

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